сэлэх

Mongolian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /seɮəx/

Etymology 1

Seemingly specific to Khalkha, most other Mongolic languages (including dialects of Inner Mongolian) use the cognate of умбах (umbah, “to dive”).

Perhaps a corrupted form of Proto-Mongolic *selbi-, compare Buryat һэлихэ (helixe, “to row”).

Compare also the name of Selenge river, attested since Old Turkic times.

Verb

сэлэх • (seleh) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠡᠯᠢᠬᠦ (selikü))

  1. to swim (of animals, humans)
  2. to row

Derived terms

See also
  • умбах (umbah)
  • хөвөх (hövöh)
  • самрах (samrah)

Etymology 2

Verb

сэлэх • (seleh)

  1. Alternative form of солих (solih, “to change”)
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